"Preview Weekend on November 17th and 18th, 2018. The Christmas Village in Philadelphia is modeled on the style of traditional German Christmas Markets. Christmas Market events such as the famous Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, which dates back to the 16th century, are part of a long tradition of farmers' markets in Germany's inner cities. Several wooden booths and tents sell food specialties such as German bratwursts with sauerkraut, schnitzel, Berlin doner kebab, goulash and Bavarian pretzels. A wide assortment of traditional sweet Christmas-food items like lebkuchen (gingerbread cookies), stollen, spekulatius, roasted nuts, cotton candy, chocolate covered fruits, waffles and crepes are"
"Stollen Stollen ( or ) is a fruit bread of nuts, spices, and dried or candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar. It is a traditional German bread eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen (after ""Weihnachten"", the German word for Christmas) or Christstollen (after Christ). Stollen is a cake-like fruit bread made with yeast, water and flour, and usually with zest added to the dough. Orangeat (candied orange peel) and candied citrus peel (Zitronat), raisins and almonds, and various spices such as cardamom and cinnamon are added. Other ingredients, such as milk, sugar, butter,"
"long weighing , which is a copy of the lost baroque original knife from 1730, is used to festively cut the oversize Stollen at the Dresden Christmas fair. The largest Stollen was baked in 2010 by Lidl; it was long and was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, at the train station of Haarlem. Stollen Stollen ( or ) is a fruit bread of nuts, spices, and dried or candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar. It is a traditional German bread eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen (after ""Weihnachten"", the German"
"to traditional foods, generally every Christmas Day is filled with cookies, like ""nastar"" (pineapple tart), kastengel (from Dutch word ""kaasstengel""), or 'putri salju'. In the Papua region, after the Christmas mass, a ""Barapen"" (grilling stone) will be held, which is a ritual cooking of pork for the feast. The pork meat will be cooked in-between hot stones which are heated using wood. Instead of using matches, Papuan people will scrape the wood continuously to produce heat to set it on fire. In order to prepare the Barapen, the Papuan men will dig a hole to put the hot stones in."
"fairly tasteless ""bread"" to a sweeter bread with richer ingredients, such as marzipan, although traditional Stollen is not as sweet, light and airy as the copies made around the world. Every year Stollenfest takes place in Dresden. This historical tradition ended only in 1918 with the fall of the monarchy, and started again in 1994, but the idea comes from Dresden’s history. Dresden’s Christmas market, the Striezelmarkt, was mentioned in the chronicles for the first time in 1474. The tradition of baking Christmas Stollen in Dresden is very old. Christmas Stollen in Dresden was already baked in the 15th century."
"and sweeter Christmas delicacies include the German ""stollen"", marzipan cake or candy, and Jamaican rum fruit cake. As one of the few fruits traditionally available to northern countries in winter, oranges have been long associated with special Christmas foods. Eggnog is a sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, and whipped eggs (which gives it a frothy texture). Spirits such as brandy, rum or bourbon are often added. The finished serving is often garnished with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon or nutmeg. Christmas cards are illustrated messages of greeting exchanged between friends and family members during the weeks"
"of Dresden with the meat for the Christmas meal after the pre-Christmas period of fasting. Over the centuries the Striezelmarkt has developed into a huge event with 240 stands, taking up a large part of Dresden city centre and lasting throughout the Advent period until Christmas Eve. Today the Striezelmarkt attracts 3 million visitors a year from all over the world. The word ""Striezelmarkt"" comes from ""Strüzel"" or ""Stroczel"", which was the name of a type of cake sold at the market, now famous as ""Stollen"" or ""Christstollen"". ""Stollen"" is a light airy fruitcake which is quite low in sugar,"
"who put forward the ""cozonac"", more than others. Today, this dessert with a long history is prepared mainly in the southeastern European countries, especially in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria, where it is considered a traditional food. Cozonac Cozonac () or Kozunak (, ), is a traditional Romanian and Bulgarian sweet leavened bread, which is a type of Stollen. It is usually prepared for Easter in Bulgaria, and mostly for every major holiday (Christmas, Easter, New Year's Day, Pentecost) in Romania and Moldova. The dessert is also known as ""tsoureki"" (), شوريك (Arabic), ""panarët"" (Arbërisht), ""choreg"" or ""chorek"" (Armenian: չորեկ), ""çörək"""
"weddings or Christmas feasts. Some varieties are made with a dough with flowing paste while others use a more solid dough. In Austria, spit cakes are known as Prügelkrapfen; in Germany there are two varieties called Baumkuchen and Baumstriezel; in Hungary kürtőskalács; in the Czech Republic and Slovakia trdelník; in Sweden spettekaka; in Lithuania raguolis, šakotis, or baumkuchenas; and in Poland sękacz. Baumkuchen and Baumstriezel are German varieties of spit cake. Baumkuchen is prepared in the shape of a tree and is served sliced in rings that resemble tree rings, and thus gave the cake its German name, ""Baumkuchen"", which"
"or Portuguese. Encouraged by commerce, the secular celebration of Christmas is popular in Japan, though Christmas is not a national holiday. Gifts are sometimes exchanged. Christmas parties are held around Christmas Day; Japanese Christmas cake, a white sponge cake covered with cream and decorated with strawberries, is often consumed and Stollen cake, either imported or made locally, is widely available. Christmas lights decorate cities, and Christmas trees adorn living areas and malls. Christmas Eve has become a holiday for couples to spend time together and exchange gifts. A successful advertising campaign in the 1970s made eating at KFC around Christmas"
"Cozonac Cozonac () or Kozunak (, ), is a traditional Romanian and Bulgarian sweet leavened bread, which is a type of Stollen. It is usually prepared for Easter in Bulgaria, and mostly for every major holiday (Christmas, Easter, New Year's Day, Pentecost) in Romania and Moldova. The dessert is also known as ""tsoureki"" (), شوريك (Arabic), ""panarët"" (Arbërisht), ""choreg"" or ""chorek"" (Armenian: չորեկ), ""çörək"" (Azerbaijani), or ""çörek"" (Turkish and Cypriot Turkish). It is a sweet, egg-enriched bread, which is rooted in the cuisines of Western and Central Asia. Such rich brioche-like breads are also traditional in many other countries, such"
"snickerdoodles, or sugar cookies baked throughout the month of December and fashioned into many shapes and figures. Unlike the modern United Kingdom, however, there is no tradition for Brussels sprouts at the meal at all, mince pies are normally only served in the Deep South, and Christmas pudding is very rare. Fruitcakes like the Christmas pudding, though still prepared in pockets of the nation, are usually a national joke and any fruitcake of any kind is a disdained and maligned confection lampooned as an unwanted Christmas gift. The comic Johnny Carson once quipped, ""The worst Christmas gift is fruitcake… There"
"Turrón Turrón (), or torrone (), is a southern European nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. It is frequently consumed as a traditional Christmas dessert in Spain and Italy as well as countries formerly under the Spanish Empire, particularly in Latin America. This nougat confection is known by similar names in different languages. In Spanish it is ). In Catalan, (). In Italian, (). In Brazilian Portuguese (). In Sardinian (). In European Portuguese, (). In Tagalog, (."
"cake during the Victorian era. In the United States, some people give fruitcakes as gifts at Christmas time, but they are not called Christmas cakes. In the neighbouring country of Canada, however, such an item is labelled a Christmas cake, at least among the English-speaking majority. In India, Christmas cakes are traditionally a fruit cake with many variants. Allahabadi cake is famous for its rich taste and texture. Many smaller and more traditional Christian bakeries add alcohol, usually rum, in the cake. In Sri Lanka, Christmas cakes use treacle instead of cane sugar and include spices like nutmeg, cinnamon and"
"Kerststol Kerststol is a traditional Dutch oval-shaped fruited Christmas bread. It is a yeast-based bread, with dried fruits, raisins and currants, lemon and orange zest, water, milk, butter, sugar, vanilla, brandy and cinnamon. A more luxurious variety may include chopped walnuts, almonds, or hazelnuts. Ginger powder or grated crystallized ginger, dried cherries and cranberries, apple, kiwi or cardamom may also be added to this pastry dough. The dough, after resting, is filled with an almond paste (""amandelspijs"") log which is placed in the middle of the cake. The dough is folded over the almond paste lengthways and gently pinched to"
"Tortell Tortell (), Tortel in Spanish or Gâteau des Rois in French (Reiaume or Corona dels Reis in Occitan) is a Catalan and Occitan pastry typically O-shaped, usually stuffed with marzipan or whipped cream, that on some special occasions is topped with glazed fruit. It is traditionally eaten on January 6 (Epiphany), at the conclusion of the Twelve Days of Christmas. This is also known as the day of the Three Wise Men according to the Catholic liturgical calendar. The ""tortell de Reis"" contains two hidden surprises: a dried field bean, and a tiny figurine of one of the three"
"death were supposed to follow. Another practice of young men was to mock single women because of their singleness by giving them ""Striezels"" made of straw. In Dresden, the cake is now generally called ""Dresdner [Christ]stollen"", ""Stollen"" being an unplaited German cake with a similar recipe. However, its name in the city used to be ""Dresdner Striezel"", and from 1434 gave its name to the Dresdner Striezelmarkt (Dresden Striezel Market). A cake of that name is still (2014) baked in Dresden as a Christmas speciality. Allerheiligenstriezel Allerheiligenstriezel or simply Strietzel (regional names include ""Allerseelenzopf"", ""Seelenspitze"", ""Seelenbrot"", or ""Allerseelenbreze"") is a"
"to do with the Reformation, to make the originally catholic bishop figure more secular. Stutenkerl A Stutenkerl belongs to the Saint Nicholas tradition in the German-speaking countries. It is a pastry made of ""Stuten"", sweet leavened dough, in the form of a man (""Kerl"" is German for 'lad' or 'fellow'). ""Stutenkerl"" is available usually around Saint Nicholas' Day, December 6, but in parts of the Rhineland at Saint Martin's Day in November. There are numerous regional names for the ""Stutenkerl"", such as ""Kiepenkerl"", ""Weckmann"" (in the south west), ""Klaaskerl"", ""Stutenmann"", ""Hefekerl"", ""Männele"", ""Boxemännchen"" (in Luxembourg), ""Grittibänz"" and ""Grättimaa"" (Switzerland) etc."
"the United Kingdom and newer traditions brought by immigrants from other European countries. Mince pies, plum pudding, and Christmas cake are traditionally served as Christmas dinner desserts, following the traditional meal of roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and winter vegetables. Christmas table crackers are not uncommon and, in some parts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Christmas traditions include mummers. North American influences on Christmas are evident in the hanging of stockings on Christmas Eve, to be filled by Santa Claus. However, Canadian children believe that the home of Santa Claus is located at the North Pole, in Canada, and, through Canada"
"Lent. Some organizations or groups of friends may have ""king cake parties"" every week through the Carnival season. In Portugal and France, whoever gets the King cake trinket is expected to buy the next cake for these get-togethers. It is a popular food item during the Christmas season (Christmas Eve to Epiphany) in Belgium, France, Quebec and Switzerland (""galette"" or ""gâteau des Rois"" or ""galette des rois""), Portugal (""bolo rei""), Spain and Latin America (""roscón"" or ""rosca de reyes"") and, Greece and Cyprus (""vasilopita"") and Bulgaria (""banitsa""). In the United States, Carnival is traditionally observed in the Southeastern region of"
"Stutenkerl A Stutenkerl belongs to the Saint Nicholas tradition in the German-speaking countries. It is a pastry made of ""Stuten"", sweet leavened dough, in the form of a man (""Kerl"" is German for 'lad' or 'fellow'). ""Stutenkerl"" is available usually around Saint Nicholas' Day, December 6, but in parts of the Rhineland at Saint Martin's Day in November. There are numerous regional names for the ""Stutenkerl"", such as ""Kiepenkerl"", ""Weckmann"" (in the south west), ""Klaaskerl"", ""Stutenmann"", ""Hefekerl"", ""Männele"", ""Boxemännchen"" (in Luxembourg), ""Grittibänz"" and ""Grättimaa"" (Switzerland) etc. The pastry often has inserted raisins and a clay pipe. This pipe may have"
"de reyes"", and in the Portuguese-speaking world the ""bolo rei"". Tortell Tortell (), Tortel in Spanish or Gâteau des Rois in French (Reiaume or Corona dels Reis in Occitan) is a Catalan and Occitan pastry typically O-shaped, usually stuffed with marzipan or whipped cream, that on some special occasions is topped with glazed fruit. It is traditionally eaten on January 6 (Epiphany), at the conclusion of the Twelve Days of Christmas. This is also known as the day of the Three Wise Men according to the Catholic liturgical calendar. The ""tortell de Reis"" contains two hidden surprises: a dried field"
"Pan de Pascua Pan de Pascua is a Chilean cake traditionally eaten around Christmas time. Although ""Pascua"" primarily means Passover and secondarily means Easter, it also may mean Christmas and Epiphany. In Chile both ""Navidad"" and ""Pascua"" are used to refer to Christmas. Despite its name, it is a cake made from batter, and not a true bread. It is similar to a sweet sponge cake flavored with ginger and honey. It usually contains candied fruits, raisins, walnuts and almonds. Pan de Pascua was originally introduced to Chile by German immigrants. The Chilean version combines characteristics of the German Stollen"
"Szaloncukor Szaloncukor (Slovak: ""salónka"", plural ""salónky""; literally: ""parlour candy"", Romanian: ""saloane"") is a type of sweet traditionally associated with Christmas in Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. It is a typical Hungarikum. It is usually made of fondant, covered by chocolate and wrapped in shiny coloured foil, then hung on the Christmas tree as decoration. Every year, almost a kilo and a half of it are consumed per household during Christmas season. The tradition of hanging these candies on the Christmas tree started in the 19th century. It was named ""szaloncukor"" because the tree usually stood in the parlour (""szalon"" in Hungarian;"
"black pepper. In Japan, Christmas cakes are traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve. They are simply a sponge cake, frosted with whipped cream, often decorated with strawberries, and usually topped with Christmas chocolates or other seasonal fruits, and a Santa Claus decoration. Christmas cakes of this style were originally released by Fujiya, and was popularized when they began sales at Ginza, the central commercial district in Tokyo. This was during the time when Japan was going through massive waves of Westernization, particularly by the upper elite class. Members of the upper class, who had a strong penchant for Western cultures in"
"the fruited Christmas bread ""Kerststol"", traditionally eaten at Christmas breakfast. In Germany, almond paste is also used in pastries and sweets. In the German language, almond paste is known as Marzipanrohmasse and sold for example as ""Lübecker Edelmarzipan"", i.e. ""high quality marzipan from Lübeck"". Almond paste is the main ingredient of French traditional ""calisson"" candy in Aix-en-Provence. It is used as a filling in almond ""croissants"". In Turkey, almond paste is traditionally made in Edirne, once the capital of the Ottoman Empire. During the Ottoman era of Turkish history, it was a royal delight mostly used in palace. It is"
"('Boston's cake') is a cake made by baking cinnamon rolls in a round cake pan instead of baking them separately, so that they stick together to form a large, round cake. In the midwest, particularly Kansas, it is common to eat cinnamon rolls with chili. Sometimes they are even dipped or smothered in chili. Cinnamon roll A cinnamon bun (also cinnamon roll, cinnamon swirl,and cinnamon snail) is a sweet roll served commonly in Northern Europe and North America. In Denmark, it is known as ""Kanelsnegl""; 'cinnamon snail and is a form of wienerbrød ('Vienna Bread'). In North America, it is"
"slushies, coconut water, and fresh coconut jelly. Special Christmas foods include appetizers like pastelles (called hallaca in Venezuela where they originated), pholourie, saheena, baiganee, kachori, and chicken or pork pies. Entrees include garlic ham (""carne vinha-d'alhos"", a Portuguese dish), baked ham, baked turkey or chicken, macaroni pie, fish pie, garlic roasted potatoes, grilled or barbecued meat (chicken, shrimp, fish, or lamb), corn, pigeon peas, Christmas (also called Spanish or festive) rice, fried rice, chow mein, lo mein, Chinese roast chicken, pepper shrimp, different types of curries (chicken, goat, duck, fish, shrimp, crab, baigan, channa and aloo), roti, and dal bhat"
"""Skål"" to make a toast, and everyone stops eating to take a drink. Normally, everyone takes public transportation to the event, to avoid alcohol related traffic accidents on the way home from these parties. Throughout the Christmas month of December, various confectionaries, fruits, cakes, beverages and sweet treats specifically associated with Christmas are widely available in the streets, in shops, cafés or in homes. This includes nuts (mostly hazelnut, walnut and almond), dried fruits (apricots, figs and raisins), oranges, clementines, mandarins, pigeon apples, ""brændte mandler"" (sugarglazed almonds cooked in large open cauldrons in the streets), glazed apples on a stick,"
"include Pork Vindaloo and Sorpatel. For dessert a dish called Bebinca is popular. Japanese Christmas cake, a white sponge cake covered with cream and decorated with strawberries, is often consumed and Stollen cake, either imported or made locally, is widely available. A successful advertising campaign in the 1970s made eating at KFC around Christmas a national custom. Its chicken meals are so popular during the season that stores take reservations months in advance. Lebanese Christians celebrate Christmas dinners. The feast, usually on both the night of the 24th and lunch of the 25th, is a big one. Family gets together"
"Estonians celebrate Christmas on December 24, which is referred to as ""jõululaupäev"" (""Christmas Saturday"") and is by act of Parliament a public holiday in Estonia. Each year on this day, the President of Estonia declares the Christmas Peace and attends a Christmas service. The tradition was initiated by the order of Queen Christina of Sweden in the 17th century. Estonian children are visited by ""jõuluvana"" (""Santa Claus"") on Christmas Eve, and must sing songs or recite Christmas poems before receiving their gifts. The evening meal typically includes pork with sauerkraut or Estonian sauerkraut (""mulgikapsad""), baked potatoes, white and blood sausage,"
"Gugelhupf A Gugelhupf (also ""Kugelhupf"", ""Guglhupf"", ""Gugelhopf"", and, in France, ""kouglof"", ""kougelhof"", or ""kougelhopf"") is a yeast based cake (often with raisins), traditionally baked in a distinctive circular Bundt mold. It is popular in a wide region of Central Europe (sometimes known under a different name with small variations) including southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Hungary,Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Alsace. It is closely related Christmas cake in Italy known as the pandoro and to the American [bundt cake]. In late Medieval Austria, a Gugelhupf was served at major community events such as weddings, and was decorated with flowers,"
"roast vegetables. Christmas crackers are pulled before eating. More recently, as appropriate to the often hotter weather of the day, it has become increasingly popular to serve local seasonal produce such as cold meats, seafood and salad. Similarly, dessert also includes a mix of traditional winter Christmas food (such as plum pudding with brandy butter, fruit mince pies, and trifle) alongside local traditions such as pavlova, a dessert popular in both countries, and fresh fruit such as berries and kiwifruit. Candy canes are a popular confectionery in Australia for the children's table in the Christmas period. In both countries, ""Christmas"""